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Romesh   –  
United States US
Visited: December 2017 Reviewed: Mar 29, 2018

Email Romesh  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

You should absolutely choose Wildebeest Safaris
5/5

This was a once in a lifetime trip for us and I am so glad we chose Wildebeest Safaris. From our first interaction with Noah, we knew we were in good hands. He answered all of our questions patiently and was very accommodating in planning the exact itinerary we needed. Our guides, Hamza and Chotara, were the best that we could have hoped for. They were friendly, charming, and obviously very knowledgeable about the area and wildlife in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. They felt like a part of the family after 6 days, and we were sad to say goodbye to them. If you are looking for a smaller safari company that will treat you well and customize a trip exactly to your specifications, you should absolutely choose Wildebeest Safaris LTD.

cui   –  
China CN
Visited: November 2017 Reviewed: Mar 25, 2018

Email cui  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Best safari experience you can have in Africa
5/5

We’d travelled with Wildebeest Safaris for our safari trip in Kenya and Tanzania last November. It was a super fantastic trip with full of memories. Wildebeest Safaris did a very good job for us, make our Africa dream came true.
Before we started our safari, we did a lot of comparisons between different safari companies. The manager of the company Noah Kuti gave us lots of useful advice on the itinerary. He knows everything about the safari, destinations, lodges etc. Also provided us a very reasonable price.
With our safari guide Andrew and Hamza, the whole trip went very smoothly. They are both very knowledgeable about the wild animals and Africa culture. We saw thousands of flamingos in Lake Bogoria, very excited. All of the lodges chosen by Kuti are very unique, we even heard the lion roaring in the mid of the night near our tent when we stayed in Serengeti Tortilis.
We will go back Africa for wildebeest crossing next time, and of course with wildebeest safaris. Anyone who is considering to do safari in Africa, Wildebeest Safaris will be a good choice.

Hugo   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: March 2018 Reviewed: Mar 25, 2018

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great communication, great safari, best guide ever
5/5

We would 100% recommend Wildebeest safaris. Great value for money. Great communication from the start. Delivered on all promises and more. Our guide Denis made our trip unforgettable. Fun, flexible, knowledgeable and a great game driver.

zhu   –  
China CN
Visited: November 2017 Reviewed: Mar 25, 2018

Email zhu

Best safari experience you can have in Africa
5/5

We’d travelled with Wildebeest Safaris for our safari trip in Kenya and Tanzania last November. It was a super fantastic trip with full of memories. Wildebeest Safaris did a very good job for us, make our Africa dream came true.
Before we started our safari, we did a lot of comparisons between different safari companies. The manager of the company Noah Kuti gave us lots of useful advice on the itinerary. He knows everything about the safari, destinations, lodges etc. Also provided us a very reasonable price.
With our safari guide Andrew and Hamza, the whole trip went very smoothly. They are both very knowledgeable about the wild animals and Africa culture. We saw thousands of flamingos in Lake Bogoria, very excited. All of the lodges chosen by Kuti are very unique, we even heard the lion roaring in the mid of the night near our tent when we stayed in Serengeti Tortilis.
We will go back Africa for wildebeest crossing next time, and of course with wildebeest safaris. Anyone who is considering to do safari in Africa, Wildebeest Safaris will be a good choice.

YUE   –  
Malaysia MY
Visited: March 2018 Reviewed: Mar 22, 2018

Email YUE  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The guides were friendly, well informed, competent drivers and patient with our queries and demands.
4/5

The safari tours were memorable but the unplanned iteinaries, driving across rivers and on slippery dirt roads at night to one of the lodges were exciting and more thrilling.
Our travel in between national parks could be more comfortable, if the jeeps are equiped with air-conditioning such that we would not have to tolerate with the problem of dust.

Andrew   –  
Malaysia MY
Visited: March 2018 Reviewed: Mar 22, 2018

Email Andrew  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Brilliant work Wildebeest Safaris Ltd for making our safari experience truly amazing!!!
5/5

Thanks to Noah for all the great planning work and meeting up with us before we started our safari run! We had brilliant driver guides, Eustace while we were at Kenya and Chotara while we were at Tanzania, both of whom ensured our safari experience was way beyond expectation! Amazing guiding abilities and driving skills (yes including a river crossing or two which were truly etched in our memories forever) as well as splendid eye sight for spotting the wildlife and highlighting them to us! We managed to spot the Big Five, and many wildlife, up close (within the legal limits) and personal which made this safari experience, a first for many of us at Kenya and Tanzania, delightful. Together with the scenic sights and amazing lodge choices, thanks to Noah and his team, Eustace and Chotara, and all the lodge personnel, for making our safari experience truly amazing!!! BRAVO!!! Asante.

Karla Benavides   –  
Argentina AR
Visited: December 2017 Reviewed: Mar 15, 2018

Email Karla Benavides  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Once in a lifetime experience
5/5

The driver (Dennis): kind, prompt, efficient to find animals and the best spots to see them, he adapted to our needs (private tour)
The agency: serious, you could pay by credit card online, they keep good communication with you.
The car (Land Rover 4x4): comfortable and in good conditions.
The lodges: Serena lodges are the best ones. So good food and service. Reasonable beverage prices too.
Overall experience: They made us felt at home in our first time in Africa. 100% recommended

vinod   –  
India IN
Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Mar 15, 2018

Email vinod  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

well organised and good guides
5/5

the guides were very good and the tour well organised. the veheciles were very good for the savannah and the actual forest area but would not recommend that for very long ( 6 to 8 hours ) drive.
All the lodges and the hotels were very good and very good staff every where

Dee   –  
Ireland IE
Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Mar 11, 2018

Email Dee  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing Safari in Tanzania!
4/5

Thanks to Hamza, Noah and the Wildebeest team for an amazing trip! Noah was prompt and helpful in all his communications in the six months between booking and travel and answered all of our questions with patience. Our guide, Hamza, was fabulous and really made our trip, I'm sure he must have telescopic vision as he could spot animals from huge distances and his knowledge of the wildlife/birds and their behaviour was excellent. We felt comfortable and safe throughout the 6 days, from collection at Kilimanjaro International through to drop off at Arusha Airport for our flight to Zanzibar.

My husband and I did a 6 night private safari including one night in Arusha pre-safari. The accommodation was all very comfortable and clean and the food was always good. My favourite was the Tortilis Camp in the Serengeti where I had the best meal of our holiday.

I was slightly nervous of booking directly with a Safari company rather than using a local travel agent, but I need not have worried at all. Everything went very smoothly and we had the most fabulous experience, absolutely exceeded all of our expectations. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions regarding out trip to Tanzania :).

Marco   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Mar 4, 2018

Email Marco  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great adventure at Masai Mara
4/5

We have been to Kenya, for a safari in Maasai Mara as a part of our honeymoon trip in February 2018. It was our first time and we didn’t know what to expect.

Wildebeest Safaris organised for us a package that included pick-up at our hotel in Nairobi, Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof, a private driver/guide for 3 days, 2 Night in Savora Mara camp (full board service), drive back to Nairobi. The lodge was amazing, staff was friendly and food was fresh and abundant.

The drive from Nairobi to the camp is very long and the road very bumpy (it will give you as they call an African Massage) but the driver was really professional, friendly and very cultivated which help us to enjoy the trip. Also, you will start to see Zebra, Antelope, Wildebeest... when you enter the Maasai Mara reserve which is a while before the park entrance which gets you in the mood. On our way back, the second driver mentioned to us that if we had a minivan we could drive faster to Nairobi which is worse knowing in advance.

We manage to do a game drive every day, and on our first day, we spotted a Black Rhino at 4km of our camp entrance, only after 5min the game started, which is extremely rare. Luck was definitely with us as we saw the big 5 and more even though that was not the hight season and we spent a very short amount of time in the park. Most of the animal we saw had babies with them which was really cute! The one we watch the most were the Elephants, which sometimes cross the road front of the cars, but we also got very close to Lions, Cheetah, Cub Hyenas, Leopard…. Our very skilled and humble guide was very attentive to our need & wish and he has been an extra mile to make our dream happen. Compare to others driver our guide respected the rules ( speed, distance to animal...) of the park for which we have a lot of respect and I hope that all guides were doing the same. With a bit of patience, it’s totally possible to respect the animal and still be in a very good spot to take a photo. I encourage everyone to be aware of those rules and ensure their driver respect them.

Our last day with Wildebeest was a proper adventure. Because of a miscommunication between Noah and his team, we understood that our guide has been being double booked. Therefore we had to change a bit our plan, we had to reorganise our the day which was a bit annoying because we were rushed to go back to the airport and we understood that lunch was actually not included in the package as we thought. We changed of the driver on the way, when we stop at a souvenir shop.

The second driver took us to Lake Naivasha on our way back to the airport, which was a nice surprise but an expensive and quite scary experience. We did a tour of the lake on a small wood boat at sunset, and our motor got stuck in a fish net. Even Though the incident was fixed after 10/15min when the lake is agitated, the night is falling and you know that if you swim in the wrong direction you will meet an upset hippo it’s pretty scary. Also, the timing was not really well thought and because of this stop, our driver was stress that we miss our plane and was rushing on the road which made us feel unsafe as the road in Kenya are dangerous and drivers reckless. We actually saw few accidents on the way. We recommend wildebeest team to be more upfront and clear about the consequences of the different options they give to their client so we can make a more informed decision and give them the opportunity to drive more wisely.

Overall we had a good experience with Wildebeest and we are happy to recommend them but make sure you understand all the consequences of your request as they will say yes to everything to not lose a client but you might regret some of your choices. A good idea is to avoid the pick-season during which drivers overwork, many accidents happen and you will probably end up queuing behind many cars before to be able to see the animals.

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